Saturday, January 31, 2015

Jamie and Dakota on the Cover of Glamour US Magazine (March 2015) - New Photoshoot + New Interview

Update: Added HQ digital scans and more quotes from the interview.

Update: Added UHQ scans.

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Interview

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I can show
you how pleasurable pain can be.... There will be pain, but nothingyou can't handle.... Do you trust me, Ana?

If
you have to
ask, that’s billionaire Christian Grey smooth-talking recent college
grad
Anastasia Steele in E. L. James’ Fifty Shades of Grey, the novel that
sparked
Fifty Shades Fever. Since 2011 the trilogy has sold more than 100
million copies
and “Fifty Shades" references have been slapped onto everything from
classical music albums to baby onesies (“All my mommy wanted was a night
with
Mr. Grey”); perhaps not coincidentally, the bedroom practices
popularized by
the book have gone mainstream too, with bondage clubs popping up at Ivy
League
schools and sales of Ana’s favorite sex toys skyrocketing. But like it
or not —and
lots of people don’t— the phenomenon is just getting started. On
February 13
Fifty Shades of Grey the film is set to dominate theaters, and its two
previously under-the-radar stars, Dakota Johnson and Jamie Dornan, are
about to find out how it feels to be bona fide sex symbols.

You
may recognize their faces: Johnson, the
25-year-old daughter of actors Melanie Griffith and Don Johnson, made
her film debut at only 10 in Crazy in Alabama, directed by her stepdad,
Antonio Banderas. She went on to charm audiences with small roles in big
pictures like The Social Network and 21 Jump Street, as
well as the lead in the critically beloved TV show Ben and Kate. And
Dornan,
32, is no stranger to being the Man Women Want. The Belfast, Northern
Ireland,
native spent 10 years modeling for Dior, Armani, and Calvin Klein,
posing shirtless
with Kate Moss and in his undies with Eva Mendes. But if you’re tempted
to
dismiss him as a model who’s “trying" to act, instead of an actor who
modeled, his two seasons as a serial killer in the BBC series The Fall
will
cure you of that notion.

So are they
ready? “I don’t think anyone can really prepare Jamie and Dakota for what’s going to happen when this film comes out,"
says Fifty Shades (female!) director, Sam Taylor- Johnson.
Taylor-Johnson (no relation to Dakota) says she’s “very protective” of
both her stars, but even she won’t be able to shield them from critics
ready to pounce on the material. (Salman Rushdie once proclaimed that
Fifty Shades the book “made Twilight look like War and Peace”) But the
Fifty Shades cast and crew are more concerned with pleasing die-hard
fans, who congregate on message boards and at book clubs, hotly debating
every morsel of news on the film’s development, from the last-minute
casting of Dornan as Christian (was he a good enough replacement, they
debated, for Charlie Hunnam, who dropped out because of scheduling
issues?) to Johnson’s hair in the trailer (is it as long as Ana’s should
be? as dark? as bedhead-y?).

So
much
speculation! Glamour went in search ofthe real story of the making ofthe
movie, and in this exclusive, Dornan, Johnson, and Taylor-Johnson took
turns divulging the details of their Fifty Shades ride so far. Mr. Grey
and Co. will see you now.

On Chasing the Hottest Roles in Hollywood

Dakota Johnson: I had read the books and was drawn to the character of
Ana because she’s private, loving, honest—and because she and Christian
are both incredibly intelligent, confident, and can spar with each
other on every level. I auditioned for two months. I met with Sam abunch
oftimes. So when I found out I had the part, I think I started crying. I
was relieved the not-knowing was over.

Sam Taylor-Johnson: Dakota
was everything
that I wanted in Anastasia. She has a strong sense of who she is, but at
the same time there’s a sweetness about her. It was tough to find
Christian because, on the page, he’s perfect. In real life there aren’t
so many people that tick all those boxes: to be able to be charismatic
and charming, successful, wealthy, and devastating handsome.

Jamie Dornan: At
first, I didn’t audition. I made a tape in London with a casting
director. I didn’t hear anything until they cast Charlie [Hunnam]. I
thought it was kind of funny to say that I’d auditioned to play
Christian and failed miserably. Then whatever happened with [Charlie]
happened, and the doors opened again.

Dakota: It was disappointing [when Charlie left], but everything happened the exact way it was supposed to, I think.

Jamie: I flew to Los Angeles, tested [with Dakota]. She’d been
involved in this project since day one. That day she’d read with, like,
two other dudes. I think I was the last guy in. She was probably a bit
fed up, like, “Just find the guy already,” but didn’t show that at all. I instantly liked her, thought she was very cool, very chilled out.

Dakota: We
read the interview scene [where Ana and Christian first meet], which
I’d done so many times I didn’t even know what I was saying anymore. He
was really quiet, but cracking jokes—no one had done that. It just
seemed right.

Jamie: There was a part of Christian that
was obviously fractured.
Sam: Christian was an orphan. His
mother had been a prostitute and addicted to drugs. He was abused.

Jamie: I think
I have an understanding of people who have experienced some form of
loss too young. My mom died when I was 16, and then four of my very good
friends were killed in a car crash when I was 17. Loss is always tough,
but when it happens young, you’ve got more of life to live going, “F—k,
why did that happen?"

Sam: Jamie was able to convey that sense of mystery, the feeling that there’s an underlying troubled soul. He just had it all.Jamie: I
got cast six weeks before
filming began. I was told I’d know that evening, so I was waiting for
the call. It was about two in the morning. My wife [Amelia Warner, who
was then into her thirtieth week of pregnancy] had gone to bed, and I’d
stayed up, watching Storage Wars, because that show takes me to my safe
place. [Laughs.] Sam called to tell me I’d got it. I gave my wife a
nudge when I got into bed, “Hey, we’ll talk about it tomorrow, but—I
need to go to sleep!”

On Becoming Anastasia and Christian

Jamie: I
had to do a lot of work to get in shape because Christian’s someone
who’s very anal about that. But it wasn’t six hours a day. You don’t
want to turn to your heavily pregnant wife and say, “I’m going to the
gym for six hours. Text me if you go into labor.”
Dakota: Jamie and I actually
shared a trainer. It was important to me that Ana’s body look like that
of an active college student. And I was going be naked, so I wanted to
look good. I did a lot of working out and had more waxing than any woman
should have!

Jamie: In
that six weeks before filming, my daughter was born. It was just an
insane time. For research, one rainy Tuesday evening, I kissed the wife
and baby good night and went to watch a dominant-submissive session in a
dungeon. The dominant was our sort of adviser on the job. He’d be on
hand anytime there was a scene in the Red Room [Christian's playroom for
BDSM, bondage, discipline, sadism, and masochism], to say, “You’re
doing that wrong." So I watched him dohis thing.... It was quite jovial,
a very different approach to how I saw Christian being in the Red Room.
I think Christian takes it a bit more seriously.

Dakota: I
didn’t go to the sex dungeon. I wanted to keep myself distanced from
it at first because I wanted Ana's reaction to certain things to be
completely honest and real, like new. But I did do a lot of reading
about the culture of BDSM. It's about the ebb and flow of control
between two people. To me, there’s something really honest in wanting to
completely give up control for just a second.

Jamie:
This whole movement isn't guys tying up girls and spanking them. It’s
often the other way around. These really powerful men like Christian
Grey are surrounded by yes-men and yes-women all day, and when it goes
dark, they want to be told what to do.

Dakota: If that’s your thing,
great. Whatever blows your skirt up.

Jamie: The
first day [of filming] was kind of an out-of-body experience. I got
there and they said, “Action!” I’m like, “What the f—k is happening? I'm
a dad. What?"

Dakota: I had way more time to prepare than Jamie did. I have to commend him.

Jamie: Christian
was a massive challenge. I’ve played a couple of sick, sick dudes,
serial killers... and characters who don’t treat women the way society
deems appropriate. But it’s just TV, movies—it’s not real. I’ve always
had a deep respect for women. I have two sisters. My father spent his
career as an obstctrician-gynecologist caring for women.... But you have
to find something likable in every character you play. I like how
driven Christian is. [Still], I don’t think I would like him if he was a
real dude and we met.Dakota: I
feel like women are so
drawn to Christian because he is very elegant and ambitious and smart
and strong. I don’t know if I would have the patience that Ana has for
him, though.

On Entering the Red Room

Dakota: I
didn’t see the Red Room [set] for two and a half months. Everyone kept
it from me. I didn’t even see any photos. When I opened the door the
first time, it was a whole other world. There were floggers, riding
crops, and a whipping bench made to the exact shape and height of my
body. Which was pretty cool.

Jamie: I’d learned [about] knots,
buckles, howto use a whip. [But] the first time I did it with an actual person [was with Dakota].

Dakota: The
scenes in that room were definitely the most vulnerable scenes in the
movie. But it was a very closed set—my mom told me that it’s my right to
ask for that during intimate scenes, so it seemed like [Jamie and Sam
and I] were in this little world together.
Jamie: Some of the Red Room
stuff was uncomfortable. There were times when Dakota was not wearing
much, and I had to do stuff to her that I’d never choose to do to a
woman.

Dakota: It’s
stressful enough to be tied to a bed naked in a scene. But then they
call cut, and you’re still tied to the bed, naked. Jamie would be the
first one to throw a blanket over me.

Jamie: I felt very protective
and aware that it probably wasn't easy for her to be put in those
situations, and exposed. And Sam, as a director, has an amazing quality
of making everyone feel very relaxed.
Sam: We left anything that was
emotionally difficult or of a sexual nature until the last few weeks of
filming. By that point we had time to get to know each other, to build
that trust, which was important to be able to go into the next realm.
Those days on set were calm, but you could definitely feel tension.

Dakota: There
were some painful moments. I got whiplash once from him throwing me on
the bed; so f— king painful. And I wish we had a gag reel from the
shoot. One time we were doing a scene in Christian’s kitchen, and I
[thought it’d be funny] to hide in a cabinet. I pulled the handle, but
it was not a real cabinet. The entire set came down on me.

Jamie: She’s very funny. Not as funny as
she thinks, but she’s funny. [Laughs]

Dakota: The
fact that I could laugh with him was nice. Sometimes I did walk off the
set feeling a bit shell-shocked. The drive home from work always helped
me snap out of it. And a big glass of wine.

Jamie: I’ve never had an on-screen
relationship as intense with another actress. We respect and trust each
other. We have to be fond of each other for this to work.

On Fans, Haters, and the Countdown to
Megastardom

Sam: I’m
so close to [the film that] I
can’t feel too much about what people are going to like or dislike. I
feel like we’ve respected the book and understood what the fan base
wants to see. But it’s also different because it’s very visual. Of
course I’m nervous about how the fans will receive it; I wouldn’t be
normal if I wasn’t nervous.
Jamie: I [already] get, “Oh my
God, you’re Christian Grey!” [out in public]. And I say, “No, I’m Jamie!
I’m an actor.” When the film comes out, there will probably be more of
that. I don’t think you can prepare for that. You can’t put up sandbags,
get rations in. I just live my life. I’ve had the same friends since I
was a small boy. None of them do what I do or, frankly, give a sh-t
about what I do. We just love each other. The one thing I take comfort
in is that none of that is going anywhere, no matter what the perception
of me is or what happens in my career.

Dakota: I’m
proud of [the movie]. I completely disagree with people who think Ana’s
weak. I think she’s actually stronger than he is. Everything she does
is her choice. And if I can be an advocate for women to do what they
want with their bodies and not be ashamed of what they want, then I’m
all for that. My mom came up for a day [during filming]. She’s proud of
me. But I don’t want my family to see [the movie], because it’s
inappropriate. Or my brothers’ friends, who I grew up with. I think
they’d be like, Blegh [mimics vomiting]. Also there’s part of me that’s like, I don’t want anyone to see this movie. Just kidding.

Jamie: When
my daughter’s 18, I’m not going to go, “You’ve
gotta watch Daddy in Fifty Shades of Grey.” But there will be greater
things to protect her from than seeing Dad’s arse on the big screen.

More from the interview

Jamie on his turn-ons: “I’ve got a thing for great hands. My wife [Amelia Warner] has my favorite hands in the world. Being from Northern Ireland, I’m programmed to enjoy stories, so I find it sexy if a woman can tell a funny story. And I’ve always found attractive talking to someone who’s achieved something that I couldn’t.”

Dakota on her turn-ons: “Like Jamie, I like good hands. Manly hands. I grew up in Colorado, and there are manly men there, so manliness is attractive to me. I think it’s unsexy when a man chews with his mouth open or when a man is rude or wears fedoras.”

More new quotes from the interview

Asked about his plans for the future, he told the US edition of Glamour : "I'm filming The 9th Life of Louis Drax.

"And, you know, my wife and I want more babies."

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Jamie also has a very close relationship with his older sisters, Jessica & Liesa, and says they gave him kissing tips when he was younger.

The Fall star said: "In my first phase of kissing girls, my two sisters told me, 'If you want to kiss a girl, you should ask rather than dive in as if it's your last meal.' Which had probably been my approach until that chat."